SPECIMEN PRE-PROCESSING CONNECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH DEVICE

摘要

The present invention addresses the problem of inefficient utilization in a specimen pre-processing connection system due to integrated operation of a portion for connecting with pre-processing and a portion for connecting with an automated analysis system. The specific structure of the present invention contributes to providing a highly efficient system by causing a function for connecting to pre-processing and receiving a specimen from a pre-processing system and a function for connecting to an automated analysis system and transferring a specimen to the automated analysis system to each operate independently in a single unit, so that the functions do not affect each other during reset processing, and making it possible for either function to operate alone.

主权项

1. A connection unit disposed between first and second specimen processing systems that transport a specimen rack holding a specimen by a transport line, the connection unit comprising:
a first transport line that transports a specimen rack in a first direction from the first specimen processing system toward the second specimen processing system; a second transport line that transports a specimen rack in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a first connection bypass that connects the first transport line and the second transport line to each other and transports a specimen rack holding a specimen in a third direction; and a second connection bypass that connects the first transport line and the second transport line to each other and transports a specimen rack holding a specimen in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, wherein ends of the first and second specimen processing systems and the lines are connected to each other so that the first specimen processing system, the first transport line, the second transport line, and the first connection bypass constitute a first loop structure, and the second specimen processing system, the first transport line, the second transport line, and the second connection bypass constitute a second loop structure.